Desk set



June 8, 1937. c. HANSEN 2,082,831

DESK SET Filed June 5, 1935 INVENTOR. 4 6'. [Ya/15w? Z9 A ORN Patented June 8 1937 UNITED STATES? E T OFFICE This invention relates to desk sets for writing instruments and particularly to a holder for Writing instruments having a uniform diameter throughout its length and arranged at the entrance thereof to yieldingly engage and support the writing instrument in the holder, and it is an object of the invention to provide such a desk set which is attractive in appearance and inexpensive to manufacture.

Another object of the inventionis to mount the writing instrument holder on a supporting base to permit the positioning of the holder whereby the entire upper face of the supporting base is exposed and unobstructed by the holder and. the writing instrument engaged therein.

A further object of the invention is to limit the movement of the writing instrument holder away from the upper face of the supporting base.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a holder for fountain pens arranged to cooperate with the neck portion of a fountain pen engaged therein to seal the pen from the atmosphere without supporting the fountain pen by said neck portion.

It is another object of the invention to provide means to actuate a writing instrument holder to various positions relative to itssupe porting base. v

It is a further object of the invention to yieldingly retain a writing instrument holderihad; justed positions on a supporting base and per? mit regulating of said yielding retention ofthe holder, i

Further objects and advantages will "hereinafterappear. 7 1

In th part of this application, Figure 1 is an elevational view of a desk set forming an embodiment of this invention with the writing instrument holder partly .in section and a fountain pen engaged therein to show the atmospheric seal between the holder and the neck portion of the fountain pen and the yielding or resilient supporting of the fountain pen by the mouth of .the holder.

45 Figure 2 is a plan view of the'desk set showing the writing instrument vholder in the dotted line position shown in Fi ure 1 and the up u face of the supporting ba e cl ar o y o str ctions.

Figure 3 is .a view looking at the right of a Figure 4is a fragmentary sectional view taken on theline 4-4 of Figure 3 looking in the direction ef the arrows to show the mounting of the 5 writing instrument holder and. means to yielddrawing accompanying and forming a inely reta n the holder i d s edt n e tive to the sup o t base.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the desk set showi g a mo ificati n of m unt h Wr ns in tr men ho er n t e s ppo n a e and Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5 looking in the direction of the arrows and showing the modified form of mount Like h racters will e nat ke a t throu hout the s ecifi n In carrying out the embodiment of the invention as illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive; of the drawing, there is provided a flat support- 5 s base o p ate of u t b e ma e r h as ston im tat on sto e r meta e d y able shape in plan, shown in the present instance as being of square form. To enhance the appearance oflthe supporting base the corners or angle portio s he oa u o f as at 8, d the upper marginal edge is beveled, as at 9, The underface of the base maybe covered b-yia layer of ab ic, su h as elt. a h v at to the base, which covering will prevent the marring of a highly polished supporting surface such as a desk; The upper face of 'the base maybe arranged as a receptacle for paper fasteners and the like by dishing or hollowing out the cente por ion o a a 30 The desk set of the present invention is particula lydesisned f upp t ng a fountain pen, as indicates at P. havi a bar p n and a neck portion n intermediate the barrel and a. p n n. Th fo ntai en i l ase lv sun- 3 po t d on th ase 7 by a ho e c mp in a tubular body I!) of resilient metallic material er dl rom tim n o un m d ameter and having one end partly closed by swaging the material inward at said end, as at H. The op- 40 posite end is formed as an expansible open end for yieldingly engaging the barrel of the pen by a se ie o equ dista tl s ac slits 1 sp s about the circumference of said end of thetubula body and extend d fr a end to a p i t Fly ' intermediate the ends of the tubular body wherey he artia ly c s d nd is an t- 5 portion of uniform diameter for the engagement of the neck portion 9f the pen, as clearly shown in Figure 1, the diameter of the closed end por- ,tion oithe holder being such as to permit the eadyle sasement of the neck ort n erein and form with th neck a seal t even ces '.of th a q p e e o th pen p nd th d ying of ,i ls' at the pen. "Ifhe sli s 12 a ran d the open end of the tubular body with a Series of resilient fingers l3 adapted to yieldingly engage the barrel in as the fountain pen is inserted in the holder, and to facilitate such insertion of the pen the free ends of the resilient fingers are flared outwardly, as at This form of fountain pen holder adapts the desk set for fountain pens having barrels of varying diameters, and as the neck portion of all fountain pens are of the same diameter, it will not be necessary to change the diameter of the partially closed end of the holder or the mean diameter of the tubular stock from which the holder is formed.

The holder lil is mounted on the base 1 to have movement from one side of the base to an adjacent side in an are above the upper face of the base by a shaft ill rotatably mounted in a sleeve l6 fixedly engaged in the mouth or entrance end of a cylindrical recess i'l' extending into the base parallelly of and adjacent the upper face of the base from a cut off angle portion 8 thereof diagonally toward the opposite angle portion 8 and terminating within the base. The rotation of the shaft is yieldingly retardedby a coil spring [8 on a portion of the shaft l within the recess H and compressed between the sleeve 16 and a collar l8 fixed on the end of the shaft by a portion of an arcuate bend 2B in the shaft exterior of the base engaging the sleeve I6, the tension of the spring urging the bent portion 20 of the shaft into engagement with the sleeve to frictionally hold the shaft against rotative movement. The tension of the spring maybe adjusted by varying the length of the portion of the shaft within the recess ll. The holder is mounted on the bent end of the shaft by engaging the end of the shaft in the opening in the partially closed end of the holder ill and secured therein in any suitable manner, as by soldering, so that said end of the holder is completely closed. The arc of the bent portion 23 of the shaft 15 is such as to permit the adjusting of the holder Ill into juxtaposed relation to either of the'sides l of the base extending from the angle portion 8 in which the shaft is mounted, as shown in Figure 2, and to position intermediate said sides to extend at an acute angle to the upper facev of the base in axial alinement with the shaft l5 and in position to receive a pen, as shown in Figures 1 and 3. In the Figure 2 position of the holder, downward movement of the holder will engage the holder with either of the sides I and limit said movement due to the mounting of the shaft adjacent the upper face of the base.

In Figures 5 and '6, there is shown modified means for mounting the holder in on a base similar to the base i shown in Figures 1 to 4, inelusive, but preferably of slightly greater thickness with one of the angle portions 8 extending from the upper face for only a portion of the thickness of the base to form a shoulder 2| extending parallelly of the face of the base and below a bore in the base extending from said angle portion 8 through the diagonally opposite angle portion and arranged with the opposite end portions of different diameters, as at 22 and 23, with the portion 22 of largest diameter opening to the angle portion above the shoulder 2i and the portion of smallest diameter opening to the diagonally opposite angle portion, as shown in Figure 6. A shaft 24 of greater length than the length of the bore and of a diameter substantially equal to the smallest diameterof the bore is rotatably supported in said portion of the bore. To the end of the portion of the shaft projecting from the portion of the bore of largest diameter, there is secured an arm 25 in the form of a plate of a width corresponding to the width of the angle portion 8, said arm being mounted adjacent one end on the shaft so that said end will be juxtaposed to the shoulder 2! with the arm contiguous to the angle portion 8 and the opposite end portion extending above the upper face of the base when the arm extends parallelly of said angle portion. The extendingend portion of the arm is bent to project laterally of the base at an obtuse angle to the upper face thereof, as shown at 25 in Figure 6. The holder if] is mounted on the bent end of the arm 25 by any suitable means, such as a rivet secured in an opening in the arm and the partially closed end of the holder, as shown at 2? in Figure 5, the rivet closing the partially closed end of the holder. The bent portion 2% of the arm will position the holder to extend at an acute angle to the upper face of the base and lie contiguous to adjacent sides '5 thereof. The shaft 24 is retained in the base i by a nut 28 screw threaded onto the end of the shaft extending exteriorly of the base from the bore portion 23 of smallest diameter with a washer 29 interposed between the nut and the adjacent angle portion 8 to permit the rotation of the shaft by the nut when the nut is securely engaged on the shaft to adjust the holder Hi to positions juxtaposed to the adjacent sides of the base forming the angle portion 8 having the shoulder 2 l, as shown in Figure 5, and to position above the upper face of the base to receive a fountain pen, as shown in Fig-- ure 6. To facilitate applying the nut to the shaft and rotative adjustment of the shaft, the peripheral portion thereof is knurled. To yieldingly retain the holder in adjusted position, a coil spring similar to the spring I8 is engaged on the portion of the shaft M in the portion of enlarged diameter 22 of the bore in the base and compressed between the arm 25 and the shoulder formed at the juncture of the portions of different diameters of the bore, as clearly shown in Figure 6. As clearly shown in Figure 5, the movement of the holder Hi to position juxtaposed to the sides of the base is limited by the sides of the arm 25 abutting the shoulder 2i. In the arrangement of parts shown in Figures 5 and 6, the holder It may either be adjusted to its various positions by the nut or by grasping the holder itself. The nut 28 may be permanently retained on the shaft 2 3 by peening over the end of the shaft extending from the nut.

It will be obvious that the holder [0 is capable of supporting a pencil as well as a fountain pen shown in the drawing, and that various modifications may be made in construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the scope of the invention and portions of the invention may be used without others and come within the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a desk set, a fiat base, a shaft rotatably mounted in the base to rotate on an axis extending longitudinally of the base and one end projecting laterally from the base, a holder for a writing instrument fixed on the shaft to extend at an angle to the upper face of the base and contiguous to the sides of the base by the rotation of the shaft, and a spring coiled about the shaft within the base and compressed between the shaft and base to yieldingly retard the rotationof the shaft and retain the holder in adjusted position.

2. In a desk set, a flat rectangular base having a recess extended therein from an angle portion of the basein a direction toward the opposite angle portion, a shaft rotatably mounted in said recess with an end thereof extending from the base, a fountain pen holder fixed on the extended end of the shaft and adapted by the rotation of the shaft to be positioned to extend at an angle above the upper face of the base in position to receive a fountain pen and contiguous to the sides of the base forming the angle portion into which I the base and engaged with the base under the force of the spring to yieldingly retard the rotation of the shaft and retain the pen holder in adjusted position.

, 3. In a desk set, a fiat rectangular base, a shaft rotatably mounted in the base to extend parallelly of and adjacent to the upper face of the base and having one end extended from and bent in an arcuate direction relative to an angle portion of the base, and a pen holder fixed on the extended bent end of 'the shaft adapted to be positioned to extend at an acute angle to the upper face of the base and contiguous to the sides of the base forming the angle portion with the holder impinging said sides of the base and limiting the movement of the holder and the rotation of the shaft.

4. In a desk set, a flat rectangular base, a shaft rotatably mounted in the base with the opposite ends projecting from diagonally opposite angle portions of the base,a pen holder fixed to one of the projecting ends of the shaft to be adjusted by the rotation of the shaft to positions in angular relation to the upper face of the base and contiguous to the sides of the angle portion from which said end of the shaft projects, and means adjustably engaged on the opposite end of the shaft to retain the pen holder in adjusted positions.

5. In a desk set as claimed in claim 4, a spring coiled about the shaft to yieldingly retard the rotation of the shaft.

6. A desk set as claimed in claim 4, wherein the means adjustably engaged on the opposite end of the shaft is arranged with a manipulating portion to facilitate the rotation of the shaft and the positioning of the pen holder.

7. In a desk set, a fiat rectangular base having a bore extending diagonally therethrough terminating at opposite angle portions of the base with the opposite end portions of different diameters, a shaft of a diameter substantially equal to the smallest diameter of the bore and mounted in the bore with the opposite ends projecting from the base, a pen holder fixed on one of the projecting ends of the shaft to participate in the rotation of the shaft, means mounted on the opposite end of the shaft and adapted to rotate the shaft and position the pen holder in angular relation to the upper face of the base and contiguous to the sides of the base adjacent the connection between the shaft and pen holder, and a spring coiled about the shaft within the portion of the bore of largest diameter to yieldingly retain the shaft against rotation.

8. In a desk set, a flat rectangular base having an angle portion arranged with a shoulder extending intermediate and parallelly of the faces of the base, a shaft rotatably mounted in the base with an end projecting from said angle portion in spaced relation to the shoulder, an arm fixed to the projecting end of the shaft flush with the angle portion and the sides thereof being adapted to engage the shoulder and limit the rotation of the shaft, and a fountain pen holder carried by the arm.

9. A desk set as claimed in claim 8, wherein the arm is of a length to extend above the upper face of the base when the sides thereof are perpendicular to the shoulder and the portion extending above the face of the base being bent to extend at an obtuse angle to said face and position the pen holder to extend at an acute angle to the face of the base and to positions contiguous to the sides of the base adjacent said angle portion.

CHRISTIAN HANSEN. 

